barnaby bright

barnaby bright
\\-_bē-\ noun or barnaby day
Usage: usually capitalized 1st B
Etymology: after St. Barnabas (Acts 4:36-37), whose feast day is June 11
: June 11 Old Style, the longest day in the year — called also St. Barnabas' day; contrasted with Lucy light

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Barnaby Day or Barnaby Bright noun
St Barnabas's Day, 11 June, in Old Style reckoned the longest day
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Main Entry:Barnaby

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